Fence-post.



E. E. MoCORD.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED 11011.14, 1911.

1,073,772, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPN C0-.WA$IIINGTON, D. c.

EDGAR E. MOCORD, OF NEWTON, IOWA.

FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1 913.

Application filed November 14, 1911. Serial No. 660,309.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR E. MGCORI), a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Fence-Post, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a concrete fence post that may be readily, easily and inexpensively formed by means of suitable molds in the ordinary manner and to which fence wires 01' rails may be readily, quickly and easily attached and firmly and permanently held in position.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction, arrangei'nent and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a post embodying my invention with fence wires attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of same, and Fig. 3 shows an enlarged, sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate the base portion of the post and 11 the body portion thereof. The base is preferably rectangular in cross section and the body portion is preferably octagonal in cross section, as shown in Fig. The body also preferably tapers slightly toward its upper end.

On the front face of the post I preferably provide a rounded rib 12 running the full length of the body portion and being proj ected outwardly beyond the face of the body portion. On the rear of the body portion of the post, I preferably form a rounded rib 13 which however is set into the body of the post in a longitudinal groove or recess 14 so that no part of the rib 13 projects as far as the rear face of the post. I also preferably provide the post with longitudinal strengthening wires 15 adjacent to the corners thereof.

For the purpose of attaching fence wires, rails, etc., to the post, I have provided two rows of openings 16 which extend through the post from front to rear at points equally spaced apart from each other and adjacent to the sides of the rib 12 at the front and adjacent to the sides of the rib 13 at the rear. These rows are so arranged with relation to each other that the openings in one row will stand spaced midway between the openings of the other row, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

An y of the ordinary kinds of fencing inatcrial may be applied to my improved post. In the drawings however, I have shown lon gitudinal fence wires 17 and these are attached to the post by means of wires 18. These wires 18 are first cut of suitable length and then are doubled at their central portions, the two ends being extended through the two openings that are arranged on opposite sides of the fence wire 17. Then the ends of the wire 18 are twisted together, as shown at 19 in Fig. 3, and the twisted portion is then bent inwardly toward the post so that the end thereof is inserted in the groove 1 1 and does not project beyond the rear face of the post.

If it is desired to attach fence rails or boards to the post this is done in the same manner except that the wire 18 is made somewhat longer and its ends go through the openings 16 that are nearest to the edges of the rail or board.

The advantage of having two rows of openings equally spaced apart from each other and in having the openings of one row between the openings of the other row is as follows: Assuming that fence wires are stretched across the face of the post, these wires will, under different conditions, engage the face of the post at different distances from the base of the body portion of the post, but by my arrangement of the openings, each wire will at all times cross the post between an opening 16 on one side of the rib 12 and an opening 16 on the other side of the rib 12, which openings are at all times arranged at an angle at about forty-five degrees relative to each other. Then when a wire 18 has its ends passed through these two openings its central portion will engage the longitudinal fence wire so that a post formed in this manner is adapted to receive longitudinal fence wires that may be spaced apart any desired distance. This is also advantageous in connection with the use of woven wire fences as the operator may secure the woven wire to each post at as many places as he may think desirable.

The advantage of having the rounded rib 12 projected beyond the front of the post is that when the doubled binding wire 18 is passed through the openings and around the fence wire 17 and then is drawn up tight at the rear by the twisting of its ends together there will be no sharp corners made in the binding wire 18 and the fence wire 17 will be held firmly to the rib because the wire 18 will readily draw through the openings 16 and tightly bind the fence wire against the rib 12. Without a rib 12 it is obvious that a wire 18 would either have to be bent at exact right angles at the points where it goes through the openings 16 or else the central portion thereof that is designed to engage the fence wire would go outwardly from the post and thus leave the fence wire loose and subject to a certain amount of up and down movement.

The advantage of having the rib 13 at the rear set inwardly beyond the face of the post is first that no sharp corners are pro-' vided in the wire 18 and it may be drawn tight by a twisting process, and second, when the ends are twisted together said twisted ends may then be bent laterally against the post and they will be protected by the adjacent side of the post, otherwise animals rubbing against the post might break off the twisted ends and thus unfasten the fence wires .andsaid twisted ends would also be objectionable as tending to injure animals or persons passing close to the rear of the post.

By having the openings in the post so arranged that the binding wires cross the face of the post diagonally, as shown, it is desirable to have the two longitudinal members of the binding wires stand as close to .the fence wire as possible in order to prevent movement of the fence wire. However j it is also desirable to have a considerablef amount of material between the two parts of the binding wire to resist strains to whiohi the binding wires are subjected without sup- 5 porting fence wires. This arrangement of;

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of openings.

having the central portion of the binding wires arranged diagonally accomplishes both of these desirable results and leaves a 1. An improved fence post, comprising a body portion having on one face a rounded raised rib and being formed with two rows of openings on opposite sides of said raised rib, said openings being extended through the body of the post, the rear of the post being formed with a longitudinally arranged 'roove, said post being also provided with a rounded raised rib in the central portion of said groove and between said rows 2. An improved plete of concrete and provided with .a rectangular face portion and an octagonal fence post, formed com-' body portion tapered toward its upper end, 7

one face of the post being provided at its longitudinal center with araisedrounded rib, the opposite face being provided with a longitudinal groove, there being a raised rib in the center of the longitudinal groove, said post also being provided with two rows of openings extended through itfrom one side to the other, said rows being arranged on opposite sides of said ribs, the openingsin f said rows being equally spaced apart and theopenings in one row being arranged midway between the openings in the opposiite row, for the purposes stated. I

Des Moines, Iowa, November 2, 1911.

EDGAR E. MCCORD. WVitnesses:

J. .F. CAVELL,

C. MCCARDELL. 

